A lot of baseball players childhood dreams will come true this weekend in the 2026 MLB Draft.
The selections will take place in Philadelphia as The Show will bring in a new class of talented ball players and future stars. There are some players from the Jersey Shore that are likely to get selected this weekend.
AJ Gracia is a left-handed hitting outfielder that played his high school days at Ranney School in Tinton Falls. He's projected to go in the first round of the draft according to the MLB.com prospect list. This past season for Virginia, he batted .354 and had 14 home runs and 48 RBI. Prior to Virginia, he spent two seasons at Duke. As a Blue Devil, he set a new program freshman home run record with 14 and freshman RBI record with 58.
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Another is Reece Moroney out of Rumson-Fair Haven High School. He was invited to the 2026 MLB Draft Combine at Chase Field in Phoenix where the Diamondbacks play. He became a standout at the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference. In May, he broke the single season record for most hits with 88. He's an infielder and just finished his junior season.
The selections will take place in Philadelphia as The Show will bring in a new class of talented ball players and future stars. There are some players from the Jersey Shore that are likely to get selected this weekend.
AJ Gracia is a left-handed hitting outfielder that played his high school days at Ranney School in Tinton Falls. He's projected to go in the first round of the draft according to the MLB.com prospect list. This past season for Virginia, he batted .354 and had 14 home runs and 48 RBI. Prior to Virginia, he spent two seasons at Duke. As a Blue Devil, he set a new program freshman home run record with 14 and freshman RBI record with 58.
MORE: Wall's Andrew Fischer, Central's Cam Leiter go early in MLB Draft with 6 from Shore picked
Another is Reece Moroney out of Rumson-Fair Haven High School. He was invited to the 2026 MLB Draft Combine at Chase Field in Phoenix where the Diamondbacks play. He became a standout at the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference. In May, he broke the single season record for most hits with 88. He's an infielder and just finished his junior season.
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